confidence isn't the same as arrogance. i think people here are more confident in their opinions than elsewhere because they have spent the time refining their beliefs by challenging others with opposing views rather than just saying "well it seems like xyz so thats that. if you disagree lets not talk about it" or something along those lines.

On this website, people can probably come across as egotistical. This is most likely because, in the real world, they're not particularly assertive or confident in themselves, which drives them to assert themselves in other places. It's so much easier to put forward a strong, tough, edgy personality on the internet than it is in real life. That isn't to say that some people don't have more or less the same personality in both worlds (like Freedo, for example), but I would imagine that such people are probably in the minority.

At 12/8/2010 9:10:32 AM, Cody_Franklin wrote:On this website, people can probably come across as egotistical. This is most likely because, in the real world, they're not particularly assertive or confident in themselves, which drives them to assert themselves in other places. It's so much easier to put forward a strong, tough, edgy personality on the internet than it is in real life. That isn't to say that some people don't have more or less the same personality in both worlds (like Freedo, for example), but I would imagine that such people are probably in the minority.

I agree, but I also think the people you're referring to are pretty transparent... at least to me.

At 12/8/2010 9:10:32 AM, Cody_Franklin wrote:On this website, people can probably come across as egotistical. This is most likely because, in the real world, they're not particularly assertive or confident in themselves, which drives them to assert themselves in other places. It's so much easier to put forward a strong, tough, edgy personality on the internet than it is in real life. That isn't to say that some people don't have more or less the same personality in both worlds (like Freedo, for example), but I would imagine that such people are probably in the minority.

I agree, but I also think the people you're referring to are pretty transparent... at least to me.

I like to think of myself as egotistical; I find it a good thing. I place tremendous worth in myself, and act according to that. If it offends other people, or they disagree with my worth, it should not hinder my own belief that I'm valuable.

I mean, if more people saw themselves as having tremendous worth, I think issues involving depression, lack of self-respect, and envy would be solved. On the whole, a positive look on all aspects of life is admirable; extending this to yourself is as well.

: At 11/28/2011 1:28:24 PM, BlackVoid wrote:
: M. Torres said it, so it must be right.

At 12/8/2010 9:03:00 PM, M.Torres wrote:I like to think of myself as egotistical; I find it a good thing. I place tremendous worth in myself, and act according to that. If it offends other people, or they disagree with my worth, it should not hinder my own belief that I'm valuable.

I mean, if more people saw themselves as having tremendous worth, I think issues involving depression, lack of self-respect, and envy would be solved. On the whole, a positive look on all aspects of life is admirable; extending this to yourself is as well.

Many of the world's problems are caused by people who's egotism is a significant part of their character. Any extreme is bad, I'd fancy.

Of course this site is filled with egotistical people. It's debate.org. It's filled with people who think they're right and are willing to spend a good deal of their recreational time arguing about it.

Given that the OP is here, I'm sure that he not only expected that there would be egotistical people; he is also, in fact, egotistical, to a degree. This site does nothing, nor does it claim to do anything, to foster any proficiency in classical debate. It's a social networking site.

So, my only recourse is to assume that the OP intended to poke fun by instigating an issue based on something that's actually inherent in a place like this, but is generally considered negative. But, funny, rather than altogether biting, everyone came together to "logically extrapolate" how the people on here are just "intellectually stimulated and expressive."

At 12/8/2010 9:10:32 AM, Cody_Franklin wrote:On this website, people can probably come across as egotistical. This is most likely because, in the real world, they're not particularly assertive or confident in themselves, which drives them to assert themselves in other places. It's so much easier to put forward a strong, tough, edgy personality on the internet than it is in real life. That isn't to say that some people don't have more or less the same personality in both worlds (like Freedo, for example), but I would imagine that such people are probably in the minority.

I agree, but I also think the people you're referring to are pretty transparent... at least to me.